あの人がカリスマ経営者の吉原初太郎か...Shima: Is that man the charismatic head executive, Yoshihara Hatsutarou?

Pg 04-05いい日族立ちTitle: A Good Day to Set Off

Pg 06いやあ 吉原初太郎を初めて見たけどやっぱりすごい迫力だよな。Man in glasses: No, it was the first time I've seen Yoshihara Hatsutarou, but like I expected, he has a great intensity.

そうだな 何か後光がさしている感じだった。Man 2: That's right. He had something of a halo around him, I felt.経営の神様 立志伝中の人 吉原天皇A god of management. A self-man man. Emperor Yoshihara!

島 お前はどう思った？Man in glasses: Shima, what did you think?

うん あんなに遠く離れたいたのにとても緊張したShima: Yeah, even though he was far away, I felt a strong tension.

１９７０年 初芝電産 大卒 高専卒新入社員９２５名Text in box: 1970. Hatsushiba Electric: 925 university and college graduate new employees

Pg 07４月に入社して１１月の配属までの７ヶ月間は研修に明け暮れる日々だText in box: From my entry into the company in April, until my assignment in November, are seven months of doing nothing but training all day.

まず５０人単位のクラス分けが行われ 最初の１ヶ月は会社の概要ー 集団討論 語学力テスト などで適性を見るText in box: To begin with, for the first month, we are assigned to 50-student credit classes for an introduction to the company: things like group discussion and a language test to check our aptitude.

次の３ヶ月は工場での実習だ ラインに並んで 実際に製品を組み立てる これはメーカーの社員にとってとても必要な研修だText in box: The next three months are hands-on training in the factory. In rows along the production line, we construct actual products. For manufacturing employees, this is essential training.

Pg 08そして残りの３ヶ月は系列販売店での販売実習ー 丁稚奉公と呼ばれるこの実習で 販売 配達 苦情処理 修理などの現場の仕事を経験するText in box: And in the remaining three months, sales training at a affiliate store - this training is called an apprenticeship, and it gives an experience of on-the-job sales, delivery, complaints, repairs, etc.

こんにちはー トラスト電業ですShima: Good day! I'm from "Trust Electrical".理系も文系も院卒も平等に同じ仕事をするのだText in box: Whether we studied science or humanities, we're all at the same level and we all do the same job.

あ 兄ちゃん 洗濯機が壊れちゃってるのよ ちょっと見てくれる？Woman: Ah, young man, the washing machine's broken down. Could you take a quick look at it?

大変なのは修理で 特に文科系の人間にとっては とても辛い 白モノだと 配線図とにらめっこで 何とかこなしてゆけるが ＡＶ機器となるともうお上手けどだText in box: Tough repair work, particularly for bookish types, is very painful. And in the case of home appliances, staring at circuit diagrams and taking things apart is something I'm more skilled at with AV equipment.

Pg 09ただいま 帰りました！Shima: Hello! I'm back!

おう！どうだった？Tokuda: Oh! How was it?この人は社長の徳田さんText: This man is the company president, Mr Tokuda.

ええ 断線だったので何とか動くようになりましたShima: A burn-out caused something or other to begin moving.

そうか 俺が昨日テスターの使い方を特訓してやった おかげだな カハハハハNakase: Oh, really? Yesterday, I gave you special training on how to use the tester. So you owe me! Hahahaha!この店の３人いる従業員の中のリーダー格 仲瀬チーフText: The leader of the three employees in this store, Chief Nakase.

それにあのまま 店に持って帰っても 困るんだよ 裏庭は下取りで 持って帰った 古い電化製品がいっぱいなんだ！お前も見て 知ってるだろうMore to the point, it'd be a bother if I brought them back to the shop. The back yard's full of old appliances I got for part exchange! You saw it, you understand, right?

昔はあんあものもスクラップ業者に売れたけど 最近では廃棄物が増えて 買ってくれなくなって ただで持っていきやがんだ 引き取る意味がねぇA while ago I'd sell that stuff to the scrap-metal man, but recently, with the increase in the amount of trash, he won't give me anything for it. He'll take it off me for zilch, but there's no point in that for me!

Office販売実習で各ショップに散っていた 新入社員は週に一度 集められて 研修を行ない レポートを提出するText in box: In sales training, we were spread out at each shop. Once a week, we new employees were gathered not to do training, but to submit a report.

そこで一週間の実習の成果を報告し １１月に配属される 希望の部署を申告するText in box: So we'd make a report on the week's training and then be assigned in November. The report was about our hoped-for position.

もちろん希望は宣伝広告部門．．．大学時代から 決めていた職種だText in box: Obviously I hoped for the advertising department ... Since my university days, it had been my chosen occupation.

ふむ．．．まあ 適性があるかどうかの 話だけどなOdagiri: Hrm... look. This is just a talk to see whether or not you have the skills.

Pg 19いずれにしても 販売店から提出される 勤務評価も人事部は 重要視しているOdagiri: In any case, you've been highly recommended by the performance review submitted from your store and by Human Resources.どうだ ショップでは うまくやってるか？How was it? At the shop, did you do well?

はあ．．．Shima: Uh...

どうした 何か問題でも あるのか？Odagiri: Was there some sort of problem?

ええ．．．Shima: Er...チーフ格の人の仕事のやり方に問題があると 思うんです ．．．こんなことがありましたShima: I had a problem with the way the man in charge did his job. There was this one thing...

ふむ なるほど．．． でも まあいいんじゃないの そんなことはどこの店でもやってるし．．．Odagiri: Hmm, I see... Actually, well, it's hardly great, but this kind of thing goes on at every store.あまり 気にするなDon't worry about it too much.

えーッ？Huh?だってBu-

Pg 20何だ？ 不満なのか？ ”郷に入っては郷に従え” という諺があるだろう 大切なのは職場の和だよOdagiri: What, you've got a problem with that? You know what they say - "When in Rome, do as the Romans do". It's the key to harmony in the workplace.

社会というのはそんな青くさい 正義感を 振りかざすところ じゃないんだOdagiri: This society ain't the place to be brandishing that kind of naive sense of justice.

小田切クンNakazawa: Odagiri,それは違うだろうThat's not quite true.

あ！中沢課長Odagiri: Ah! Section Chief Nakazawa.

先ほどから聞いていたが 新入社員のキミの方が正しいぞ そのショップのチーフの 言うことなんか聞かなくていい 今度そういうことがあったら はっきり断れ！Nakazawa: I've been listening for a while now. The new employee here is right. He doesn't have to listen to the sort of things that shop chief said. Next time that sort of thing comes up, refuse in no uncertain terms!